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Thread: Why doesn't school day end at 5:00 p.m.?
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[quote=APAULT,236753]Sorry May, but the developed countries are just as competitive as China. The long hours have nothing to do with population. There are many reasons, the shortage of education that poany parents and grandparents experienced, the styleof teaching is like western teaching a hundred years ago as is very ineffective, the nature of the Chinese language (which I have read adds 2 years to the the time needed to study ast school), and the attitude that quantity is betetr than quality. Education experts have shown that people , especially younger ones absorb little when sat in rows working from boring books and teacers, can only work in 45 minute bursts, and that oiver about 6 hours a day the benefit of each additional hour is reduced. But, Windenergy, don't expect to change any of this! You may have an impact by using more advanced teaching techbiques which might be copied by some teachers or students, but on the whole, the answer is 'This is the Chinese Way'. Ok, fair enough, but when China stops having the advantages it does now of cheap labour and a low start point, it will either have to change or it will not be world competitive. I feel very sad to see so many sleepy kids going home as late as 10 pm, then sleepy in the class next morning... but my job is to teach English and explain western cultures... and accept the system because everyone else does![/quote]
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